The Gardens Shul, formally, the Cape Town Hebrew Congregation, founded in 1841, located in the
Cape Town Botanical Gardens, in the Gardens neighborhood of
Cape Town
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, is the
oldest Jewish congregation in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
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The rabbi is Rabbi Feldman and the cantor is Choni Goldman.
The congregation, known as "The Mother Synagogue of South Africa," possesses two historic structures, the 1863 synagogue and the 1905 synagogue. The original 1849 building is no longer extant.
The synagogue grounds also house the
South African Jewish Museum
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
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See also
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Oldest synagogues in the world
Historic synagogues include synagogues that date back to ancient times and synagogues that represent the earliest Jewish presence in cities around the world. Some synagogues were destroyed and rebuilt several times on the same site. Others wer ...
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Cape Town Holocaust Centre
The Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre began as Africa's first Holocaust centre founded in 1999. The Centre works towards creating a more caring and just society in which human rights and diversity are respected and valued. Through exhibitions ...
* Jacob Gitlin Library
References
External links
HomeFellner Travel Info.com
Ashkenazi Jewish culture in South Africa
Ashkenazi synagogues
Jews and Judaism in Cape Town
Orthodox Judaism in South Africa
Orthodox synagogues
Synagogues in South Africa
Religious organizations established in 1841
Synagogues completed in 1863
Synagogues completed in 1905
1841 establishments in the Cape Colony
Synagogues completed in 1849
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